Sheltered by Ghosts
Sheltered by Ghosts: Enchantment - Aura, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment - Aura
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 171
- Artist
- Mirko Failoni
- Commander rank
- 1,305 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Enchant
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About Sheltered by Ghosts
Sheltered by Ghosts is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white enchantment from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 171 in that set, with art by Mirko Failoni. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from The List (2020) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.62 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Enchant creature you control
When this Aura enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and has lifelink and ward {2}.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.62 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sheltered by Ghosts by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Sheltered by Ghosts
Sheltered by Ghosts has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #DSK-30 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2653 | Rare | 2026 |
| Japan Standard Cup (PJSC) #2026-1 | Rare | 2026 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #30 | Uncommon | 2024 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Sheltered by Ghosts, newest first.
- If Sheltered by Ghosts leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled at all.
- Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist. When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled.
- If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Sheltered by Ghosts is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.